Definition of Booster

1. Noun. A person who backs a politician or a team etc.. "They are friends of the library"


2. Noun. Someone who is an active supporter and advocate.
Exact synonyms: Plugger, Promoter
Generic synonyms: Adman, Advertiser, Advertizer
Specialized synonyms: Barker
Derivative terms: Boost, Plug, Promote

3. Noun. A thief who steals goods that are in a store.
Exact synonyms: Lifter, Shoplifter
Generic synonyms: Stealer, Thief
Derivative terms: Lift, Shoplift

4. Noun. An amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal.

5. Noun. The first stage of a multistage rocket.
Exact synonyms: Booster Rocket, Booster Unit, Takeoff Booster, Takeoff Rocket
Group relationships: Multistage Rocket, Step Rocket
Generic synonyms: Rocket, Rocket Engine
Derivative terms: Boost

6. Noun. An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective.
Exact synonyms: Booster Dose, Booster Shot, Recall Dose
Generic synonyms: Dosage, Dose

Definition of Booster

1. n. An instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an alternating- current circuit; -- so called because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the circuit.

Definition of Booster

1. Noun. Something that boosts. ¹

2. Noun. The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight ¹

3. Noun. Someone who is a fan or supporter of something. ¹

4. Noun. Someone who promotes a town or business ¹

5. Noun. A member of a booster club. ¹

6. Noun. A booster dose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Booster

1. one that boosts [n -S] - See also: boosts

Lexicographical Neighbors of Booster

booru
boos
boose
boosed
booser
boosers
booses
booshway
booshways
boosies
boosing
boost
boost up
boosted
booster (current term)
booster amplifier
booster cable
booster cables
booster club
booster dose
booster injection
booster response
booster rocket
booster shot
booster stations
booster unit
boosterish
boosterism
boosterisms

Literary usage of Booster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"The Differential booster in its simplest form is connected as shown in Fig. ... Differential booster system of battery control. the mmf of the series coils ..."

2. Principles of Direct-current Machines by Alexander Suss Langsdorf (1919)
"The design of the booster will then be completely determined when the ... /2.65 \ The capacity of the motor that drives the booster need be only from ..."

3. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"The exciter being a much smaller machine than the booster, ... The booster and the exciter are usually mounted on the same shaft and driven by a ..."

4. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"Synchronous booster Converter.—The synchronous booster converter is a combination ... The excitation of the booster is so arranged that it can be reversed, ..."

5. Storage Battery Engineering: A Practical Treatise for Engineers by Lamar Lyndon (1910)
"CURRENT SUPPLY FOR booster MOTORS. IN the discussions of various booster systems which have been given, it has been assumed that the battery output on ..."

6. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1906)
"I. In this type of installation, the booster alone cannot cause the battery to charge and discharge, since it depends upon the current in the battery ..."

7. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"The Differential booster in its simplest form is connected as shown in Fig. ... Differential booster system of battery control. the mmf of the series coils ..."

8. Principles of Direct-current Machines by Alexander Suss Langsdorf (1919)
"The design of the booster will then be completely determined when the ... /2.65 \ The capacity of the motor that drives the booster need be only from ..."

9. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"The exciter being a much smaller machine than the booster, ... The booster and the exciter are usually mounted on the same shaft and driven by a ..."

10. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"Synchronous booster Converter.—The synchronous booster converter is a combination ... The excitation of the booster is so arranged that it can be reversed, ..."

11. Storage Battery Engineering: A Practical Treatise for Engineers by Lamar Lyndon (1910)
"CURRENT SUPPLY FOR booster MOTORS. IN the discussions of various booster systems which have been given, it has been assumed that the battery output on ..."

12. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1906)
"I. In this type of installation, the booster alone cannot cause the battery to charge and discharge, since it depends upon the current in the battery ..."

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